MODEL INTERVIEW: SALLY PATON
somethingyousaid.com (2014)

Q: You have a lot of boobies in your portfolio, so is it safe to presume you are down to get your kit off?

Haha, I am! Well my starting point of modelling was working with David and the majority of his work feature nudes, so my first ever modelling experience was topless. Since then I’ve modelled for him starkers many times. The first stripping right down was pretty confronting, but I love that I started there because now nothing else really seems intimidating. And now I’ve built a beautiful friendship with David and we still shoot together to this day – in fact he was in London last weekend and we fitted three shoots into his four days here!

Q: I imagine getting naked for someone must build some kind of special bond.

Yeah it totally does! I felt like I really trusted David as soon as my first shoot with him was over. And I’ve modelled nude for a lot of people since and felt the same. I think that’s one of the most wonderful things about modelling, some of my best friends scattered around the world are photographers because we’ve created something with each other. We’ve bared our souls and intimates to each other.

Q: If you could get away with any one crime, what would you do, you naughty minx?

Public nudity? Hahaha, David and I have some really cool shoot ideas at the moment but they involve me being naked in some pretty public places. I can just imagine myself getting deported from London for indecent exposure. Mum would be so displeased.

Q: What does your Mum think about the whole getting your kit off? Actually what does she think about the whole post phoning University and wandering the earth like a magnificent gypsy?

Haha I only show mum pictures where I’m topless, I figure pictures with my lady cat parts would be a bit much for her. She still asks questions like ‘what if you wind up in a job and the photos surface – you could get fired!’ She used to worry more, but the further I stray from home, the better we stay in touch, so she knows I’m doing fine. She always asks me when I’m going to finish my degree though!!